This really isn't an issue given that US Petrol is slower than European petrol anyway (95 Ron is "standard"). First of all, octane has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with speed. Octane is a measure of how much a fuel resists pinging/knocking in an engine. Higher octane only means it can run at higher compression ratios without causing damage. Premium gasoline has the same BTUs (energy) as regular.
Second of all, in Europe octane is measure in RON (Research Octane Number). In the US, it is measured as the average of the RON and the Motor Octane Number (which is much smaller). Premium gasoline in the US is usually closer to 98 RON, even though it is listed as 90-91 on the pump.
Do you live in a city with a sports team? More likely than not, if you do, the government funded (at least partially) the building of their arena/stadium/field/park/whatever. Yet these pro teams are also privately held. Why does government do this? Because it benefits both parties. The private company gets a cheaper building, and the government gets increased revenues in time from several things including, income tax from new jobs, sales tax from memerobilia, and hotel taxes from people visiting.
No, at least at my university, they are the ones handing out parking fines... And they hand those out without any due process with them. You even have to pay the ticket BEFORE you can contest it.
*FYI* my university pays for Ruckus (a now free service). And you thought your university was stupid.
Defensive driving school may not be racing school, but it sure feels like it when it's at a race track and you are being taught by race car drivers and using high performance cars...
I have played racing games for a long time. In fact, I love Need For Speed: Most Wanted. However, driving my real car, using a wheel and pedals has not been influenced by driving a lamborghini, using arrow keys and the space bar.
What HAS influenced my driving was attending a defensive driving course (basically racing school) where they taught us to conduct high speed maneuvers and control sliding. Of course this made me more confident that I can drive faster and still remain in control.
I'd also like to make it known that many teenage males play racing games, whereas many teenage girls do not. Yet when the next teenager flys by you at 20+mph over the speed limit look over, they probably have a ponytail. Being a teenage male myself, I can tell you I drive better than any female teen I know.
Re:This seems like a trend
on
eSATA Connectors
·
· Score: 2, Interesting
I don't know about you, but while IDE and SATA may not have a noticeable performance impact, it sure is nice to have SATA when building or upgrading a computer. First SATA connectors are smaller, so they don't block airflow like ribbons. And second, SATA bypasses the insane primary/secondary, master/slave, legacy support, jumper hell.
As far as your AGP and ddr2 gripe. AGP had reached the limit of it's functions, and PCI-express is a better standard than AGP ever was. And DDR2 is not anything to whine about, DDR1 still exists and is compatible in most motherboards that support DDR2. In fact, if anything, DDR1 has gotten cheaper as a result. The only problem is they can't work mixed.
One other thing I wonder about. I thought that Intel also switched to PCI-express, DDR2, and SATA. Perhaps I was mistaken and Intel is a backwards company and use slower technology with their faster processors. Bear in mind that only applies to Intel motherboards, since it's the chipset that determines compatibility with most of that stuff. So blame VIA, or nVidia, and not AMD. For reference, my Gigabyte mobo has SATA and IDE connections, and supports DDR1 and DDR2 (though with AMD that is from the processor).
This is the part I love about global warming mongering. Total lack of time perspective. How is data from decades more significant than data from 2 years? Both are extremely miniscule when compared to any relevant time period.
Let's say for argument's sake that the last ice age lasted 100,000 years. That seems reasonable enough considering the earth has been around for a few billion years. So then let's assume your decades of data is 50 years worth. Let's see, I haven't done division in awhile, but 50/100,000 is about.05% of the ice age. Do you think the climate changed in that small of an amount of time?
Unfortunately, humans haven't been advanced enough to collect climate data for long enough to predict anything. So wait another 1,000 years, and if the data still supports global warming, I'll start listening.
Are you talking about Sun Microsystems? Because I guess they don't move much... But as far as the sun as most people consider it (you know sol, that big ol' fusion bomb in the middle of the solar system?), it is moving a lot.
Let's see, it orbits the center of the universe at oh about 220 km/s. Oh and the universe is expanding, and God only knows how fast that is going. So maybe relative to itself, the sun doesn't move much. But of course, you are a mere earthling and forget about the other 99.99999999999999999...% of the universe.
The date format MM/DD/YYYY is because of how we say it. Americans (I don't know about elsewhere) when said comes out month, day, year. For example, if on Pi day someone asked me the date, I would say March 14, 2007. Hence why our date abbreviation is in that order. Do people in Europe say the 14th of March when asked?
Three years of data, or decades of data... Is that all we are basing global warming on? That is a joke. A mere millisecond on a geologic scale. I think too many humans have a hard time admitting that our puny existence on this rock has only been quite recent as compared with the lifetime of the earth. Give me 100,000 years of data and you might be able to show me a possible trend.
These are apparently only console titles... If they included PC series driven into the ground, there are quite a few that would have topped the list. Command and Conquer I would call number 1, Generals very near sucked and didn't fit a C&C profile at all. I guess I'll just have to wait to see if EA comes back with a classic with the new C&C.
Oh, and I know it's not a series, but I used to play Star Wars Galaxies, and SOE really killed that one with a passion.
A company I previously worked for had employees on the road use free dial-up Juno internet access to send company mail. That's right, pop-up supported and all. I guess they didn't understand that another 3 bucks a night to stay in a hotel with free wireless high speed would have been a better investment.
I hate Microsoft because things that should just work, never do. Here's an example that no one can refute:
I put an Ubuntu Linux cd into the drive and boot up the computer. Everything works great running from the CD. I don't have to spend 20-30 minutes trying to find drivers to get my hardware to work. On the other hand you have Windows. I put a WinXP disk in the drive and boot, and it tells me I need a floppy drive installed so I can use my RAID array. That doesn't make any sense. I need an obsolete slow, disk drive to use my fast, modern RAID? You'd think they'd at least support loading drivers from a CD.
Oh, and in reply to people who believe I have nothing to be proud of in Linux because I don't provide code. I spend lots of time in the Ubuntu forums helping people learn to use their computer. That builds community, and it also makes more people aware of how their computer works, so maybe they can make an informed decision next time they buy a computer.
Slashdot Mirror
I don't agree, I like getting to sleep in when ever I travel west :)
Of course! Because we all know babies are just God's little mistakes...
Second of all, in Europe octane is measure in RON (Research Octane Number). In the US, it is measured as the average of the RON and the Motor Octane Number (which is much smaller). Premium gasoline in the US is usually closer to 98 RON, even though it is listed as 90-91 on the pump.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octane_rating
Do you live in a city with a sports team? More likely than not, if you do, the government funded (at least partially) the building of their arena/stadium/field/park/whatever. Yet these pro teams are also privately held. Why does government do this? Because it benefits both parties. The private company gets a cheaper building, and the government gets increased revenues in time from several things including, income tax from new jobs, sales tax from memerobilia, and hotel taxes from people visiting.
When I read the headline, I was about to go get myself some Uranium, just to feel better.
No, at least at my university, they are the ones handing out parking fines... And they hand those out without any due process with them. You even have to pay the ticket BEFORE you can contest it.
*FYI* my university pays for Ruckus (a now free service). And you thought your university was stupid.
Defensive driving school may not be racing school, but it sure feels like it when it's at a race track and you are being taught by race car drivers and using high performance cars...
I have played racing games for a long time. In fact, I love Need For Speed: Most Wanted. However, driving my real car, using a wheel and pedals has not been influenced by driving a lamborghini, using arrow keys and the space bar.
What HAS influenced my driving was attending a defensive driving course (basically racing school) where they taught us to conduct high speed maneuvers and control sliding. Of course this made me more confident that I can drive faster and still remain in control.
I'd also like to make it known that many teenage males play racing games, whereas many teenage girls do not. Yet when the next teenager flys by you at 20+mph over the speed limit look over, they probably have a ponytail. Being a teenage male myself, I can tell you I drive better than any female teen I know.
I don't know about you, but while IDE and SATA may not have a noticeable performance impact, it sure is nice to have SATA when building or upgrading a computer. First SATA connectors are smaller, so they don't block airflow like ribbons. And second, SATA bypasses the insane primary/secondary, master/slave, legacy support, jumper hell.
As far as your AGP and ddr2 gripe. AGP had reached the limit of it's functions, and PCI-express is a better standard than AGP ever was. And DDR2 is not anything to whine about, DDR1 still exists and is compatible in most motherboards that support DDR2. In fact, if anything, DDR1 has gotten cheaper as a result. The only problem is they can't work mixed.
One other thing I wonder about. I thought that Intel also switched to PCI-express, DDR2, and SATA. Perhaps I was mistaken and Intel is a backwards company and use slower technology with their faster processors. Bear in mind that only applies to Intel motherboards, since it's the chipset that determines compatibility with most of that stuff. So blame VIA, or nVidia, and not AMD. For reference, my Gigabyte mobo has SATA and IDE connections, and supports DDR1 and DDR2 (though with AMD that is from the processor).
/end AMD fan ranting/
I have a TI-83 you might be interested in...
This is the part I love about global warming mongering. Total lack of time perspective. How is data from decades more significant than data from 2 years? Both are extremely miniscule when compared to any relevant time period.
.05% of the ice age. Do you think the climate changed in that small of an amount of time?
Let's say for argument's sake that the last ice age lasted 100,000 years. That seems reasonable enough considering the earth has been around for a few billion years. So then let's assume your decades of data is 50 years worth. Let's see, I haven't done division in awhile, but 50/100,000 is about
Unfortunately, humans haven't been advanced enough to collect climate data for long enough to predict anything. So wait another 1,000 years, and if the data still supports global warming, I'll start listening.
Are you talking about Sun Microsystems? Because I guess they don't move much... But as far as the sun as most people consider it (you know sol, that big ol' fusion bomb in the middle of the solar system?), it is moving a lot.
Let's see, it orbits the center of the universe at oh about 220 km/s. Oh and the universe is expanding, and God only knows how fast that is going. So maybe relative to itself, the sun doesn't move much. But of course, you are a mere earthling and forget about the other 99.99999999999999999...% of the universe.
The date format MM/DD/YYYY is because of how we say it. Americans (I don't know about elsewhere) when said comes out month, day, year. For example, if on Pi day someone asked me the date, I would say March 14, 2007. Hence why our date abbreviation is in that order. Do people in Europe say the 14th of March when asked?
Three years of data, or decades of data... Is that all we are basing global warming on? That is a joke. A mere millisecond on a geologic scale. I think too many humans have a hard time admitting that our puny existence on this rock has only been quite recent as compared with the lifetime of the earth. Give me 100,000 years of data and you might be able to show me a possible trend.
It pains me to see how many mod points were mercilessly wasted on this pointless article. (pre-emptive strike) In Soviet Russia mod points waste you!
These are apparently only console titles... If they included PC series driven into the ground, there are quite a few that would have topped the list. Command and Conquer I would call number 1, Generals very near sucked and didn't fit a C&C profile at all. I guess I'll just have to wait to see if EA comes back with a classic with the new C&C. Oh, and I know it's not a series, but I used to play Star Wars Galaxies, and SOE really killed that one with a passion.
A company I previously worked for had employees on the road use free dial-up Juno internet access to send company mail. That's right, pop-up supported and all. I guess they didn't understand that another 3 bucks a night to stay in a hotel with free wireless high speed would have been a better investment.
I hate Microsoft because things that should just work, never do. Here's an example that no one can refute: I put an Ubuntu Linux cd into the drive and boot up the computer. Everything works great running from the CD. I don't have to spend 20-30 minutes trying to find drivers to get my hardware to work. On the other hand you have Windows. I put a WinXP disk in the drive and boot, and it tells me I need a floppy drive installed so I can use my RAID array. That doesn't make any sense. I need an obsolete slow, disk drive to use my fast, modern RAID? You'd think they'd at least support loading drivers from a CD. Oh, and in reply to people who believe I have nothing to be proud of in Linux because I don't provide code. I spend lots of time in the Ubuntu forums helping people learn to use their computer. That builds community, and it also makes more people aware of how their computer works, so maybe they can make an informed decision next time they buy a computer.